Legal Opinion
Shockley v. Phelps
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided March 10, 2011No. Civil Action 09-900-SLRPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SUE L. ROBINSON, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Presently before the court is Sylvester Shockley’s (“petitioner”) application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (D.I. 2) Petitioner is in custody at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, Delaware. For the reasons that follow, the court will dismiss his application for lack of jurisdiction.
II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In September 1981, a Delaware grand jury returned a three-count indictment charging petitioner with first degree rape, first degree kidnaping, and third degree assault.…
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